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October 7, 2007

ALDS 3: Red Sox 9, Angels 1

RED SOX SWEEP ALDS!

Red Sox - 000 200 070 - 9 10 0Angels - 000 000 001 - 1 8 0

Schilling was superb (7-6-0-1-4, 100).

Ortiz and Manny hit back-to-back home runs to start the fourth.

After Schilling got out of a small jam in the 7th, Boston sent 11 men to the plate in the top of the eighth: Lugo walked, Pedroia doubled to left (3-0), Youkilis hit a sac fly to center (4-0), Ortiz singled to left, Manny walked and Ellsbury pinch-ran, Lowell doubled to left (5-0), Drew hit into a FC, no out (6-0), Varitek doubled to left center (7-0), Crisp singled to center (9-0), Lugo popped to first, and Pedroia grounded into a FC at second.

ALCS 1 is Friday at Fenway!

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Curt Schilling (3.87, 118 ERA+) / Jered Weaver (3.91, 111 ERA+)

Manny Ramirez: "Even when you don't feel good and you get hits, like I said, you're a bad man."

Dustin Pedroia's left shoulder seems fine. He took batting practice on Saturday. Terry Francona: "He's fine. Actually, we expected him to be a little more tender than he was."

In trying to fix my laptop screen, I busted it even further. It is dead until further notice. I am faced with the choice of watching the game on GDGD and hanging with you all or watching actual pictures on my tv.

Just As Evil Empire VS. Angels - NOONCurt Schilling @ Jered WEAVERThe cynical asshole in me wants Jered Weaver to plant a 98 MPH fastball into the wrist of David Ortiz, forever ruining the guiding force behind Big Papi's monstrous swing. Then, with Weaver tossed, I envision Ervin Santana entering the game simply to plant a fastball into the bone of Many Ramirez' elbow, permanently shattering the connection that allows the future Hall of Famer's torso's animal strength to be transferred to his quick forearms when attempting to drive a ball deep.

This is another sign that Halos Heaven and the fanbase they say they're representing are clearly a bunch of douchebags.

Go fuck yourselves. Seriously, I have no hatred towards the Angels but for some reason you guys certainly have some irrational hatred towards Boston and the Sox. Once again, go fuck yourselves you OC Laguna Beach rich, spoiled pricks. Seriously brah, go fuck yourselves. Did the message sink in yet?

Ahhhhh now that the hate is done coursing through my veins, I wish the Sox and Indians a great game against their respective opponents.

Not to be picky but I do believe that is 8 for our last 8 (3 in '86, 3 in '04 and 2 this year).

Lets go Red Sox!Lets go Red Sox!

Fortunately the rest of my work schedule goes very nicely with the postseason schedule.

Am glad that your schedule is working out. I on the other hand have a big problem next weekend. 23rd anniversary romantic get away planned by the B.H. Could be trouble in the old household if I bring the lap top!

Schilling says he and Beckett "landed and we knew that the Indians had won the game on the way to the hotel. Our phones ran out of power at the end. And we literally stepped out of the car in front of the hotel and looked into the hotel bar. ... On my phone, it said, 'Manny put the ball in play.' And I looked at the TV and Manny had his hands up. We walked in the bar where there were a bunch of Angels fans sitting, and I was acting like a 2-year-old. I was just screaming. I don't think they were all that excited."

Well, if I take the Laptop I could give you play by play but then again I have this image of everybody reading it bent over a trash can puking. So, I think I will spare you the details, however, I have been informed that after check in we are scheduled for a pedicure.

#$!@#$ - have to leave for a birthday party, where there is no TV. OK, I'm going into radio silence and watching the whole thing on TiVo later. Ah, screw it, who am I kidding? I'll be sneaking peeks on my cellphone. But won't be chatting. Have fun!

You can't just "think about what we would have done with the money" in an abstract way.

You have to go back to what the Sox needed, who was available, what other moves needed to be made, etc. You have to look at the exact context, not some dream world of who you might prefer at any given position.

And then again, you could just accept that this is the team you have, he's been on the team the whole friggin year, we were in 1st place throughout, best record in baseball, up 2-0 in the first round AND STOP COMPLAINING.

If Drew was catching the pitching staff every day as well as shitting the bed in the field, maybe I'd cut him some slack. If we got the 70 million dollar catcher, whoever that is, would he do better than Drew? I'd hope so.

I have no doubt we'll win this game in spite of Drew. I'm not complaining about the team as a whole. I predicted a sweep. As Nixon33 knows, I was at Game 3 in ALCS til the end, telling the Yanks they were wasting their runs and I was like the only person besides Millar who thought we'd come back. I'm just a little pissed at this game right now, which I have a right to be. I'm not gonna sit and watch a frustrating playof game and say "hey, we won the division!" Gimme a break.

I for one am not feeling negative. But I think expressing frustration is not the same as being negative.

As for the Drew stuff, I haven't engaged in that discussion since my repentance. I have no problem with any player on the team. That doesn't mean that I don't get frustrated by strikeouts, bad plays, etc.

Yes, Dietcokegirl, I feel like a relative newbie at times! However, I love decoding all the stuff, and years of IMing with my kids has helped bring me to the 21st century. Most of the acronyms I know, but that one was new to me. Guess my kids never told me to STFU!

L, assume we group what I call negativity and what you call it all together. Then realize that that stuff combined is still a very small percentage of my overall comments, which are primarily positive. Therefore, being here, at least with me, should be a good experience for you.

Well, you're the only person whose comments consistently drive me out. One time it was Tito giving someone a supposedly undeserved day off, another time a supposedly bad call on a stolen base, then there's always Drew. I'm perfectly willing to say it's me and not you. But that's the effect your gamethreading often has on me.

Oh, gee, can we all just get along? Are we on edge because we are so close to clinching this series? Come on, Jere and Laura, let's get happy here about the game. We just stopped them from scoring, and there is DONG from ORTIZ!